October 2011
Islamic galleries at the Met (10-29-11)
THE new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are magnificent.
Nation Of Islam Leader Slams Qaddafi's Death (10-26)
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Tuesday that those rejoicing in the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi will come to sorrow and predicted that the U.S. was unprepared for the looming backlash from his overthrow.
What the rise of political Islam is likely to spell (10-25)
Tunisia's Islamists are claiming victory in their elections and across North Africa political Islam is on the march.
Islamic Sharia law will be the 'basic source' of legislation in free Libya, says new leader (10-24)
Libya's new prime minister has laid out a vision for his country's new legal system - and it may come as a bit of shock to some of the millions of citizens still celebrating their new-found freedom.
Opinion: Does the West hate Islam? (10-21)
Since the horrendous attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, in which so many lives were lost so senselessly, Islam and the West have looked upon each other with suspicious eyes.
Modern Zahirists: Features and Methods (10-20)
The modern zahiri (literalist) trend is more dangerous than the early zahiri school. They closely follow the spirit and methodological approach of the early literalists, though they do not have as much knowledge of the Qur’an and traditions like the early zahiri scholars.
Hyatt Place Hotel cancels Tea Party event on Islam (10-19)
A Sugar Land Tea Party sponsored event on Tuesday received a last-minute location change when the original host, the Hyatt Place Hotel off of Creek Bend Dr., refused to allow the event to take place at their location. The Sugar Land Tea Party had originally planned to host blogger and activist Pamela Geller at the hotel to give a speech about what Geller refers to as the “Islamization of America.”
Post-revolt Tunisia wrestles with resurgent Islam (10-18)
For Walid, Tunisia's revolution is an opportunity to turn one of the Arab world's most secular countries towards Islam.
Expert on contemporary Islam to give free lecture at Xavier (10-17)
The leading international expert on contemporary Islam has been invited to speak at Xavier University in a free lecture that is open to the public.
Christian girl, 12, kidnapped, beaten and raped for eight months until she converted to Islam (10-13)
A 12-year-old Christian girl was kidnapped and repeatedly raped for eight months in Pakistan by a man who then falsified marriage documents with her, it was claimed today.
Radical Islam Has Settled into Ireland (10-11)
Last August the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service refused to approve an entry visa for Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Egyptian cleric who is the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and the one of the most prominent sheikhs of the Arab satellite TV, al-Jazeera.
Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan Gives Fiery Speech at Million Man March Anniversary (10-10)
In a two-hour speech yesterday, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan called for blacks to take off their bedroom slippers (echoing President Obama), and called for a central bank to help blacks rebuild their own communities.
Christians fear Islamist pressure in Egypt (10-8)
On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either put on a headscarf or no school this year.
America's war against Islam (10-7)
After Al Awlaki's killing in Yemen, it is time for Washington to rethink its policy towards the Arab and Muslim world
Pastor facing death slammed with accusation about this! (10-6)
Conviction for leaving Islam sparks surge of alarm worldwide
Islam Changed My Life for the Best (10-5)
Yusuf Chambers' Journey to Islam
ACLU seeks to make an example of TiZA (10-4)
Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy closed months ago, but a group that accused the public school of promoting Islam is pressing on with its case inhopes of drawing a "bright line" between religion and other Minnesota charter schools.
Islam’s Uninterrupted History of Forced Conversions (10-3)
Finding and connecting similar patterns of behavior throughout Islamic history is one of the most objective ways of determining whether something is or is not part of Muslim civilization.
Islam-Inspired Comic Superheroes, Lauded by Obama, Head to U.S. (10-2)
Even U.S. President Barack Obama took notice of them. Now, New Yorkers may do, too, as the Arab world’s first superheroes make their screen debut at the New York Film Festival.